9 CAR § 31-1103 – Admission

(a) The agency shall have written policies regarding description of the target population and admission, exclusion, and discharge criteria.
(b) The facility shall not admit any child for whom the facility cannot provide adequate care.
(c) In order to be admitted to the program, one (1) of the following shall be met:
1. (1) The child has committed a sexual offense that has been found true or exempt by an official investigation conducted by the Department of Human Services or the Division of Arkansas State Police;
2. (2) The child has committed an offense involving the use of:
  1. (A) Power;
  2. (B) Control;
  3. (C) Threat;
  4. (D) Coercion; or
  5. (E) Intimidation;
3. (3) The child has committed an offense in which there was at least a three-year age difference between the offender and the victim; or
4. (4) The child has a documented pattern of deviant sexualized behavior, sexual misconduct, or sexually maladaptive behaviors as indicated by the psychosexual assessment.
(d) Children admitted to the program shall have the cognitive ability to benefit from the treatment program.
(e) Each child shall have a:
1. (1) Medical exam no more than one (1) year before admission; or
2. (2) Documented appointment date for an exam within one (1) week after admission.
(f) Each child shall have:
1. (1) Proof of current immunizations;
2. (2) A letter of exemption in accordance with the Department of Health; or
3. (3) A scheduled appointment within one (1) week after admission.
(g) The facility shall obtain written verification of the placing agent’s authority to place the child at the time of admission.
(h) The facility shall obtain written authority for medical care for the child from the placing agent at the time of admission.
(i) The agency shall comply with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, Arkansas Code § 9-29-201 et seq., when admitting children from outside Arkansas, if applicable.
(j) The facility shall establish that all persons referred for admission are under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of admission.
(k)
1. (1) Residents may remain in the program after reaching eighteen (18) years of age, with the reason for continued placement documented.
2. (2) The resident shall be discharged no later than their twenty-first birthday.
(l) The facility shall not admit a child under five (5) years of age.
(m) At the time of admission, the following information shall be documented in the child’s record:
1. (1) Name, signature, and role or relationship of the person who relinquished the child into care;
2. (2) A brief description of the circumstances that require admission;
3. (3) The date and time of the admission;
4. (4) A brief description of the child’s history, if known, including behavioral history;
5. (5) Any known medical history and known current health conditions;
6. (6) All medications currently prescribed for the child, if known and available; and
7. (7) The child’s current behavior or known emotional condition.
(n)
1. (1) The agency shall obtain copies of legal documents within thirty (30) days of admission.
2. (2) The legal documents shall include without limitation:
  1. (A) Birth certificates;
  2. (B) Social Security cards; and
  3. (C) Court orders.
(o) Facilities that have an adult program shall provide sleeping and living arrangements to ensure separation of adults from children.